Biography of Jean-Philippe Puig, CEO of Avril
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In 2012, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Sofiprotéol. Under his leadership, the Group began its transformation, committed to build an leading industrial and financial group that is a reference among the food industry leaders. Spearheading the development of the French vegetable oil and protein industry in both France and abroad, the Group was renamed Avril in 2015. Over the last 10 years, Jean-Philippe has sparked a new dynamic. Today, this is reflected in the reaffirmation of the Group’s model, through its purpose, Serving the Earth, and its strategic ambition: becoming the leader in in plant-based solutions for the agricultural, food, and environmental transitions.
About Avril
5th largest agri-food group in France, Avril is the industrial and financial leader in the French vegetable oil and protein sector. Created by the agricultural world, the Group develops innovative, healthy and sustainable solutions to feed people and animals, and accelerate the decarbonization of the planet. Its purpose, Serving the Earth, guides its actions, in line with its ambition to become by 2030 the leader in plant transformation, serving the agricultural, food and environmental transitions.
In addition to its historic role as an investor, the Group is now a manufacturer firmly rooted in plant processing, from seed to processed product. Active in human food, animal nutrition and expertise, renewable energies and green chemistry, it deploys a portfolio of activities that are all leaders in their markets.
Strengthened by this link with the French farm, Avril has based its growth over the past 40 years on a unique value-creation model: it reinvests all its profits in the dynamics of the industry and its development in France and abroad.
Present in 19 countries with nearly 7,500 employees at 69 industrial sites and sales offices, Avril achieved sales of 8 billion euros in 2023.
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